KQ to grow cargo business with new plane

KENYA Airways has stepped up its cargo business by launching its first fully owned freighter to meet growing demand for the service in Eastern, Southern and Central Africa. KQ yesterday received the plane a Boeing 737-300 previously a passenger jet but converted into a cargo aircraft. With the new cargo plane the airline said it is targeting to move 160 tonnes of cargo within the next one year from the current volume of between 60 and 65 tonnes...